Eko
Eko is a name with a single cultural origin: Javanese.
- Javanese
Meaning & Origin of Eko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eko is a name with a single cultural origin: Javanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Javanese
The Story of Eko
As a girl name
American parents first put Eko on the record books as a girl name in 2021, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 5 Ekos were born — ranking #15,244 that year. Eko last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Eko as a boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Eko — #6,694 in the national rankings. About 83% of every Eko on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Eko last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 30 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Eko
Eko is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Eko's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Eko's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.